高中英语外研社必修1Module 2 Introduction Reading Cultural co

introduction

◆Try to think of as many adjectives to describe the teachersfriendly

◆Use the adjectives to describe people you know.

Look at the pictures. What’s your first impression of the following persons.

young beautiful kind

serious strict

young good-looking energetic

Reading and vocabulary

Fast-readingName Subject Personality Examples kind patient serious strict organized clear energetic amusing Explain grammar clearly, avoid making students feel stupid. Not smile much, none dare to be late, explain exactly what is happening. Talk loudly and fast, wave his hands about a lot, tell jokes sometimes.

Mrs.li Mrs. Chen

English

physics

Mr.Wu Chinese

Careful reading1. What first impression did Mrs. Li give to the writer? Why? She was nervous and shy. Perhaps she was, as it was her first lesson with us. 2. Why don’t you feel completely stupid in her class? I have always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly. But when I speak, she smiles.

3. Guess what faster students think of her class? She goes a bit slowly. 4. Are all the students on time for Mrs. Chen’s class? Why? Yes. She is very strict. 5. What is Mr. Wu’s teaching style? He has got so much energy. 6. Why is he very popular among his students? He is really amusing and tell jokes when he thinks we are getting bored.

1.admit vt. 承认，准许。。。。。。进入，接纳，接收vi 容许 留有余地 归纳拓展 通向

. (1)admit+doing/having done/that clause …(2) admit …to/into… 接纳 许可进入 sb be admitted to/into …接受某人(入学、入院) Eg;He has been admitted into a key university. 他已被一所重点大学录取。 He admitted making a mistake.

2.dare vt. 敢于面对，敢于承担 v. aux 敢 竟敢

归纳拓展(1) vt,后接不定式，否定句中不定式 to可省,否定形式don’t dare todo (2)aux. 一般用于否定句，疑问句和条件状语句中， 后接动词原形，没有人称和数的变化，有一般现

在时和一般过去时(dared); 否定形式为daren’t.(3)I dare say 固定短语 “ 我敢说，恐怕也许是”, 常作插入语。

Eg.

daren’t don’t dare (to) didn’t dare (to)

我不敢跟他们争吵。(quarrel with sb) Dare you go out alone at night? 你晚上敢单独出去吗？

I dare say there are mistakes.恐怕这里面有些错误。

3.patient adj. 耐心 的 patience n. 耐心，忍耐力，容忍 patiently adv 有人耐力地 归纳拓展 be patient with sb 对某人有耐心 be patient of sth 能忍受某事 be out of patience with… 对……无法忍受 have no patience with …不能容忍 Eg:He is a person with strong will and can be patient of all kinds of sufferings. 他意志坚定能忍受各种苦难。

4.avoid vt 避开，避免 avoid doing sth 避免做某事 Eg:He left the room to avoid having to speak to her. 他离开房间避免和她说话。 5.app

reciate vt.欣赏，喜欢；感激 归纳拓展 appreciate doing sth 喜欢做某事 I appreciate it if …如果……我将不胜感激 类似动词有：like, dislike,enjoy,hate,prefer. Eg:I greatly appreciate your having saved my son. I would appreciate it if you can help me.

6. 1)respect vt 尊敬 归纳总结 respect sb/sth for sth 因某事尊敬某人 respect oneself 自尊 Eg:I respect him for his courage. 2)n.(u) have respect for sb/ sth 尊重某人/某事 out of respect 出于尊敬 Her students don’t have respect for her any more. 她的学生再也不尊敬她了。

7. be strict with sb.

对某人要求严格

Eg. Teachers should be strict with students. be strict in sth 对某事要求严谨

strictly speaking 严格说来 8.make sure 确信 使确定 确保归纳拓展

of sth.(对某是有把握) (1) make sure that – clause(用一般现 在时) of/about + n. /pron. /doing (2) be sure that –clause to do sth.(一定要做某事)

Eg. Good teachers make sure that everyone in the

class understands them.好老师能确保班里每个学生都能听懂。

Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of getting a seat!早点到电影院来，以确保得到一个座位。

Be sure to call and let us know you’ve gotback safety.

一定要来个电话，让我们知道你已平安返回。

9.tell jokes 开玩笑；讲笑话 归纳拓展 make a joke about/of sb/sth 拿某人或某事 开玩笑 play a joke on sb 戏弄某人 laugh at 嘲笑某人 10.as a result 因此，结果(副词短语，常做 状语，使用时前面常有一个表原因的句子) as a result of 因为，由于(介词短语) eg: He runs every day. As a result , he has lost weight.